Holiday Travel Enthusiasm? Medium

People all over California have thought once or twice before a decision to travel this holiday season. The Auto Club surveyed Californians to see what they will do for Christmas. The Club survey found that holiday travel this year will remain flat compared to a year ago. This could still bode well for the Eastern Sierra and Mammoth Mountain since the drive from Southern California is relatively short.

Generally speaking, the Auto Club finds that a lack of enthusiasm for holiday traveling comes from unprecedented high gas prices and an upsurge in travel expenses. 81% of holiday travelers plan to go via automobile. Airline ticket prices have gone up. Hotel rates have also gone up. The Auto Club says car rental rates have dropped.

Speaking of traveling, the Highway Patrol is expected to go into Maximum Enforcement mode for Christmas and New Years. Up to 80% of the CHP’s uniformed officers will be on the roadways, giving up time with their families in the work to keep the usually dangerous highways during holidays safer.

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About Benett Kessler

Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.